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MIT develops thermo-PV cell with 40% efficiency
Researchers at MIT have developed a heat engine that can convert heat to electricity with 40% efficiency. Unlike traditional heat engines – a common example is the internal combustion engine inside a car – this device doesn’t have any moving … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnot efficiency, decarbonisation, epitaxy, firebrick energy storage, graphite, heat engine, heat pump, long-term energy storage, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, molten silicon, photovoltaic effect, power density, thermophotovoltaic cells
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